Santa Claus Appears in the World's Most Famous Paintings

Some might say the great masters are turning in their graves, but a young photographer has used modern technology to give their works a festive mood. For the past two years, Ed Wheeler has been photographing himself in a Santa Claus costume and editing the pictures into the world's most famous paintings. Here are the results:

In this version of a Rousseau painting, Santa Claus rests in the jungle.

Santa Claus decorates Monet's garden.

It doesn't get more surreal than this.

Santa Claus poses as Christ in a Caravaggio painting.

Santa Claus helps cover up Auguste Renoir's nudes.

In Havana, Cuba, Santa Claus saves a young man from a shark. Painting by John Singleton Copley.

When he's not handing out presents, Santa Claus saves lives. This time, in a painting by Winslow Homer.

Santa Claus takes over the dance floor in a painting by Toulouse-Lautrec.